Victor Hernandez
Candidate for Assembly District 59
Victor Hernandez runs as the Green Party pick for Assembly District 59. The vote is set for November 3, 2026. In the June 2, 2026 primary, Hernandez placed second. He received 42,685 votes (33.7%). He moved on to the fall vote. His foe is the sitting member, Phillip Chen, a Republican. Chen received 83,929 votes (66.3%). Hernandez did not answer Ballotpedia's survey for candidates. No campaign site was found. No job, no past office, and no news coverage on him could be found. Basic facts, like his age and hometown, could not be confirmed. His job now could not be confirmed either. Age: not confirmed. Home: not confirmed. Occupation: not confirmed. Prior office: none found; no record of a past office was found. This 2026 race seems to be his first run.
On the issues
- Housing & Homelessness
Supports statewide rent control, building social housing, a vacancy tax, community land trusts, and curbing real estate speculation.
“Implement Statewide Rent Control”
Source → - Health & Health Care
Backs a single-payer 'CalCare' system, statewide free clinics, and relief from prescription drug costs and medical debt.
“Enact the CalCare Bill”
Source → - Immigration & Border
Supports protecting immigrants from ICE enforcement and upholding sanctuary city/state principles.
“Protect Immigrants Against ICE”
Source → - Reproductive & Social Issues
States a general commitment to defending human rights.
“Defend Human Rights”
Source → - Criminal Justice & Courts
Advocates for alternatives to incarceration, increased police accountability, and community-based approaches to public safety.
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Wants to ban corporate campaign donations, publicly fund elections, and adopt ranked-choice/proportional-representation voting and open candidate debates.
“Ban Corporate Donations”
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Supports making polluters pay for environmental damage, converting public lands to parks, funding wildfire mitigation, limiting pesticide use in public spaces, and a moratorium on large-scale ('hyperscale') data centers.
“Make Polluters Pay”
Source → - Education & Schools
Supports providing student debt relief.
“Provide Student Debt Relief”
Source → - Family & Social Services
Supports funding mutual-aid networks that provide direct community assistance.
“Fund Mutual Aid”
Source → - Foreign Policy & Defense
Calls for divesting public funds from 'war and genocide.'
“Divest from war and genocide”
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